to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
study; research; investigation
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
to be commonly referred to as; as people say; as the saying is; they say
considerably; fairly; quite
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
development; exploitation
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
common name; popular name
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
harmful literature; harmful book; harmful reading matter
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to be in danger of; to be liable to
all-time high (price, in trading); record high; new high
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
demerit system; points-off system
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
final; eventual; ultimate
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to like; to love; to be fond of
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead